shoot for the sky
shoot for the sky
To set one's goals or ambitions very high; to try to attain or achieve something particularly difficult. My parents always taught me to shoot for the sky when I was growing up—that I could be anything I set my mind to! With the your talent and experience, you could pursue just about any profession you wanted. Shoot for the sky, kid!
See also: shoot, sky
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
shoot for the sky
verbSee aim for the sky
See also: shoot, sky
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- reach for the sky
- shoot for the stars
- aim for the sky
- shoot for the moon
- reach for the stars
- reach for the moon
- raise (one's) sights
- raise one's sights
- raise sights
- raise your sights